Phillies Designate Joe Savery For Assignment

The Phillies announced that they have designated Joe Savery for assignment in order to create room on the 40-man roster for the newly-inkedA.J. Burnett. Savery, 28, has spent parts of the last three seasons on the Phillies' major league roster.

The left-hander owns a 4.15 ERA with 6.0 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 across 41 career major league relief appearances. He spent the bulk of last season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he posted a 3.80 ERA with 11.0 K/9 and 3.4 BB/9 in 20 outings.